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TheStreet aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission.Why we love this dealMost of us are familiar with the popular saying, “out of sight, out of mind,” and while some might use that to refer to a person or a situation, we like to think that way when it comes to the clutter in our home. When it comes to most of our everyday household items, we want them tucked away neatly, not strewn about across our countertops, couches, end tables and more. The occasional mess is inevitable, but just because we have a crowded kitchen area, living room, or garage doesn’t mean we have to settle or accept seeing that mess strewn about our home on a day to day basis. With the right storage setup, you don’t have to worry about pantry items, dry food products, tools, toys, and other items taking over your spaces and leaving you overwhelmed. There are a ton of sleek solutions that offer space and also look good that you can invest in to keep the clutter out of sight, and Walmart is the most recent retailer offering a great sale on a heavy-duty unit.The bestselling Kooyon Store Pantry Storage Cabinet is 45% off right now. You can get the four-tiered cabinet, which usually sells for $220, for just $120 — and save yourself a whole lot of stress when it comes to keeping an organized home. Kooyon Store Two-Door Pantry Storage Cabinet, $120 (was $220) at Walmart
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Shop at WalmartWhy do shoppers love it?This unit comes in a few different styles, and although the others are more ideal for narrower spaces, this two-door has more space to hold your essentials if you can fit the dimensions. Measuring 27.55 inches long, 13.78 inches wide, and 61.02 inches high, this cabinet is made of thickened cold-rolled steel plate with an electrostatic powder spraying. This gives the unit its superior strength, which can hold a total of 720 pounds of weight at once, while also giving it a sleek enhanced surface finish and making it anti-rust, corrosion-resistant, and easy to clean.The interior has four separate shelves, which individually can hold up to 180 pounds of weight each. Three of the shelves are adjustable, so you can store larger items and customize the unit yourself to best suit your needs. The unit has two doors with gold metal hardware handles that keep items out of site but ensure easy access whenever you need them. The doors actually have two magnetic suction devices that keep it securely closed so that items stay preserved and the doors can’t just fall or blow open.Although this unit is advertised primarily as a pantry cabinet for the kitchen, it works pretty much in any room. You can use it for dry ingredients or kitchen appliances like an air fryer or microwave, for supplies in a home office, or even cleaning supplies and laundry items in a mudroom or laundry room. Heck, maybe you need something to help organize the mess of items strewn about in your garage. Either way, it’s a great storage option for pretty much anything. Related: Amazon is selling a storage cabinet for just $37 that fits perfectly into small spacesIt’s available with gold hardware in both black and white although prices may vary slightly. Assembly is required, but instructions and the installation video make it easy to put together on your own. It even includes an anti-topling device which helps safely attach it to the wall.Details to knowMaterial: Metal.Dimensions:The two-door cabinet measures 27.55 inches long, 13.78 inches wide, and 61.02 inches high.Colors: Two. Prices may vary.Style options: Three.Weight capacity: Each shelf can hold up to 180 pounds. Not only is it super easy to put together, but shoppers also love how sturdy and useful this cabinet is. Shoppers say it has a “beautiful design” that looks great and works perfectly. “It is heavy duty and versatile,” one shopper said. It provides a lot of great storage space and its simple design makes it work well in any kind of room. Shop more deals Homfa 71-Inch Bookcase With Drawers, $150 (was $210) at WalmartZunmos 5-Drawer Fabric Dresser, $39 (was $50) at WalmartCookcok 5-Tier Storage Shelving Unit, $49 (was $130) at WalmartThanks to the Kooyon Store Pantry Storage Cabinet, you don’t have to constantly struggle with finding enough space to store your miscellaneous items. Keep your items organized and in one easy to access place for only $120 right now.
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The last time Vanguard made a change to the investment strategy of its flagship target-date series, Barack Obama was in his final term as president. In the decade since, the landscape has exploded. Over 150 new series have launched, both as mutual funds and collective investment trusts, each promising a differentiated and better approach. Competitors have been busy refining their strategies, often increasing exposure to stocks for younger investors, mixing low-cost index funds with active funds, and making more surgical portfolio decisions than Vanguard’s straightforward approach of using four broad index funds. Despite the increased competition and the many refinements, Vanguard Target Retirement’s performance has remained consistently above average, and the series’ position as the most widely used target-date series has only strengthened in the past decade. The Vanguard Target Retirement series had approximately $1.8 trillion in assets between its mutual funds and CITs at the end of 2025. That’s 37.5% of the more than $4.8 trillion in overall target-date assets, according to Morningstar’s 2026 Target-Date Landscape Report. At the end of 2015, Vanguard’s share of the market was 29%. In this article, we look at the factors that have contributed to the Vanguard Target Retirement series’ continued role as the most popular option for retirement savings, and those that haven’t. We also look at how peers are competing by moving beyond traditional stock and bond portfolios to include options like guaranteed income and private markets, and why, despite the attention those innovations will attract, they are unlikely to dethrone Vanguard.Vanguard’s Straightforward ApproachVanguard Target Retirement follows a deliberately simple philosophy of providing efficient exposure to global markets through just four low-cost index funds. The series avoids tactical shifts; a committee of senior, long-term-focused investors makes sparing adjustments to the glide path or asset allocation.The last meaningful change occurred in 2015, when the team increased international exposure by 10 percentage points. This set the strategic split at 60% US/40% non-US for equities and 70% US/30% non-US for bonds. While this underweighting in US markets acted as a headwind for much of the past decade, the decision has aged better since early 2025 as international stocks began to outperform.This restraint is intentional. A decade ago, Vanguard’s 90% equity allocation for younger investors (ages 25–45) matched the industry average. However, as a prolonged bull market led competitors to drift toward a 93% average allocation, Vanguard held the line. The firm maintains that its glide path is designed for a moderately conservative profile, one it believes best represents the typical retirement saver.Consistent, If Not Spectacular, ResultsGiven Vanguard’s surging market share, it is tempting to assume that top-tier performance was the primary driver. In the target-date world, however, performance chasing is less pronounced than in other asset classes.The exhibit below illustrates this by showing the average five-year performance rank for the five largest target-date series (using their cheapest share classes as of 2015). Because plan sponsors typically review their lineups on five-year cycles, these rolling rankings reveal how performance influenced investor behavior.Over the past decade, Vanguard Target Retirement’s average category rank never reached the top quartile in any rolling five-year period. This is partly due to its conservative glide path and its US stock underweighting during a period of domestic dominance. Despite lacking spectacular short-term wins, the series has consistently outpaced the average peer, offering the steady, reliable experience that many fiduciaries prize over high-octane returns.The Narrowing Cost AdvantageVanguard’s dedication to low costs is legendary, but in the 401(k) arena, competitors have slashed fees and dulled that edge. The pressure isn’t just coming from the plan sponsors; it’s coming from the courtroom. In 2025, the number of excessive fee lawsuits jumped to 74 from 43 in 2024, according to Encore Fiduciary, a fiduciary liability insurance company. This litigious environment has turned low fees into a commodity. While Vanguard Target Retirement’s mutual fund price of 0.08% ($8 for every $10,000 invested) remains low, it is no longer the market floor. That distinction belongs to Fidelity Freedom Index’s Institutional Premium II share class, which charges just 0.04%.As competitors price their series at or below Vanguard’s level, driving the median target-date fund fee down, Vanguard’s edge has shifted from a massive lead to a narrow margin.As more money in 401(k) plans shifts to CITs, the fee competition is only getting tougher. Vanguard Target Retirement’s CITs, which now hold the majority of the series’ assets, start at 0.075% and can go as low as about 0.03% for the largest plans. But peers’ fees can go just as low, if not lower. The ‘Good Enough’ PortfolioIf performance and fees alone don’t explain Vanguard’s widening lead, what does? The answer lies in the incentives of the plan sponsors and consultants who serve as fiduciaries.For these decision-makers, there is no performance bonus for picking a top-quartile series. Instead, their primary motivation is risk mitigation, selecting a lineup that won’t rock the boat or trigger a lawsuit. In this context, Vanguard’s massive brand recognition among employees is an invaluable shield. Its no-frills approach and straightforward portfolio construction make it a defensible, easy-to-explain option that rarely draws scrutiny.Complexity as a Barrier to EntryLooking ahead, the target-date industry is moving toward new frontiers like guaranteed income and private markets. While these innovations offer potential benefits, they also bring added complexity and unique downside risks. For a plan sponsor, the hurdle for adoption is high; the marginal gain of a more sophisticated portfolio may not outweigh the fiduciary risk of moving away from a simpler, proven model. Ultimately, as we have noted before, even the most innovative investment portfolios cannot act as a panacea for poor saving habits.
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